The Covid-19 pandemic has not yet been declared as within the scope and definition of force majeure under the Civil Code since during the last Spanish Influenza in 1918-1919 the Philippines was still under American colonial rule, and the Americans refused to admit that the pandemic had reached Philippine shores. Apparently it did, but it…
Rachel was the only daughter of Richard and Elenita. Born to an upper-middle-income family in the Province of Cebu, Rachel was well provided by her parents. Richard was a successful contractor who was very busy with his multi-million construction projects. Elenita, on the other hand, was half-Chinese, raised by her conservative Chinese-Filipino parents. Rachel attended…
I came across a tweet that rejects the findings of a study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology entitled “Relationship between ultrasound viewing and abortion.” The netizen claims that, contrary to the study, “78% of women considering abortion choose life after seeing an ultrasound of their babies.” (NIFLA 2015). The study published in the Obstetrics &…
Solicitor General Jose Calida filed a quo warranto case against the giant broadcasting company ABS-CBN before the Supreme Court to cancel its legislative franchise to operate. The reasons cited by Calida are highly technical and legalistic a non-lawyer will not understand them. The public was taken by surprise, considering that ABS-CBN has been endeared to…
